，准时更新。  【阅读原文】  标题：Japan’s Gen X workers are strugglingThe “ice-age” generation has been cursed several times over正文：For nearly two decades Torigoe Atsushi, who is 50, has worked in the stockrooms of a fashion firm in Tokyo. His income rose only modestly, and it recently fell after his employer cut bonuses and reworked its pay scheme; he now earns about ¥3.6m ($22,600) a year. Then he spotted the firm’s recruitment ads, offering newcomers higher salaries. “It’s great that younger people are getting better pay,” he says. “But why not raise mine?”知识点：【decade】 /ˈdekeɪd/ n. 英文释义：decade (n.) means a period of ten years 本义为"十年（的时间跨度）"，时间与趋势描述语境核心义为十年这一时间单位（本文特指：for nearly two decades 指鸟越敦在同一家公司的仓储岗位上已经工作了将近二十年，作者将这一时间状语提前置于句首，用时间长度直接冲击读者）核心搭配：for decades、over the past decade、a decade ago、the decade-long slump、decades of stagnation・Manufacturing wages in the region have barely moved for two decades. 该地区的制造业工资已有二十年几乎没有变动。・Over the past decade, the firm has shifted from hardware to subscription services. 过去十年间，这家公司已从硬件转向订阅服务。【节目介绍】  《早安英文-每日外刊精读》，带你精读最新外刊，了解国际最热事件：分析语法结构，拆解长难句，最接地气的翻译，还有重点词汇讲解。  所有选题均来自于《经济学人》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》《大西洋月刊》《科学杂志》《国家地理》等国际一线外刊。  【适合谁听】  1、关注时事热点新闻，想要学习最新最潮流英文表达的英文学习者  2、任何想通过地道英文提高听、说、读、写能力的英文学习者  3、想快速掌握表达，有出国学习和旅游计划的英语爱好者  4、参加各类英语考试的应试者（如大学英语四六级、托福雅思、考研等）  【你将获得】  1、超过1000篇外刊精读课程，拓展丰富语言表达和文化背景  2、逐词、逐句精确讲解，系统掌握英语词汇、听力、阅读和语法  3、每期内附学习笔记，包含全文注释、长难句解析、疑难语法点等，帮助扫除阅读障碍。